Movie #311 "The Ramen Girl" is another Brittany Murphy film, and since she died a couple of months ago, I decided I wanted to see what she had done before leaving this earth so early. I had been a fan of hers for most of what she did early on, and I couldn't remember seeing something the last 5 or 6 years, so I put all of those titles on my queue. This is just okay. She's good, as she always is --- and the film is interesting --- it's about what it takes to be a great ramen noodle cook --- it takes the spirit, and it is something she works hard at developing. The guy she works for is grouchy, for sure, and would easily push anyone away, so she proves she is worth of being his successor. They both come into each other's lives at the right time, and I liked that about this film. But the film itself seems to lack "spirit" at times. It could be because there are long passages of people speaking Japanese and she doesn't understand them ---- and long passages where she speaks, and they don't understand her. The comedy is there for those scenes but it wears thin after awhile. It just proves what you can communicate through your eyes, your gestures, and the food that you cook. Incidentally, 99% of the film is done in Japan, and that was cool to see!
Average rating: 3.428
I gave it 3 stars.
The Ramen Girl
(2008) PG-13
When her boyfriend leaves her high and dry in Tokyo, spoiled American tourist Abby (Brittany Murphy) finds solace in a neighborhood ramen noodle house run by a cantankerous old chef (Toshiyuki Nishida), who agrees to take her on as an apprentice cook. But will the dirty grunt work and endless criticism drive Abby away before she discovers the serene beauty in the perfect bowl of soup -- and in herself? Robert Allan Ackerman directs this comedy.
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